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Michigan to Follow California on Farm Animal Welfare?

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It looks like Michigan's Big Ag is afraid they could end up with their own Proposition 2. Tags: farm animal welfare factory farm agribusiness.

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Wolves & Eagles No Longer Endangered in Michigan?

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That's what Michigan's State Department of Natural Resources says. Michigan's removal of the bald eagle and gray wolf from the list will be the most significant change in species protection the state has seen in years. The delisting would not open the door for hunters to kill wolves, the state's DNR notes.

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The Gas Station Bird

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You can own a gorilla in Indiana, but not a bear in Michigan. In Oregon you can’t own any “dangerous” wild animals, but you can get a special permit for a service monkey and anyone can fill their backyard with giraffes. For instance, you can own a lion in Alabama, but not in California. Are we fed up yet?

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I found something very strange and meatlike in my backyard, and have no clue what it is. Any idea what this horrifying object is? It was on the ground near a pine tree [MI]

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My only guess is that it's an organ of some kind (hopefully animal and not human?) I live in west Michigan, in a suburb of an urban area (not in a rural area at all.) At first I thought it was a pile of poop, but when I poked it with a stick it was gelatinous. I found it on the ground a few feet from the base of a pine tree.

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Can anyone identify this animal in my neighborhood? I live in Michigan

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Best & Worst States for Animal Protection

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According to this Technorati article , the Humane Society rated the states on their animal protection laws. New Jersey Illinois Massachusetts Colorado Maine WORST STATES Ohio Hawaii Alabama North Dakota Mississippi Idaho South Dakota (worst) According to the Animal Legal Defense Fund, the states fell this way.

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Animal Legal Defense Fund Ranks States on Animal Protection

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The ALDF has released a report on how different states' animal protection laws stack up. Among the best: California, Illinois, Maine, Michigan, Oregon. Tags: animal law.